I'll be posting indy power rankings like espn.com does for football and WWE (believe it or not) every week. This is a group effort voted on by several wrestling fans who are keeping track of indy wrestling results throughout the country. The list consists of Non TNA or WWE Contracted Wrestlers that wrestle primarily in the U.S. OR they can qualify by going on an extended tour of the U.S. (example if Jushin Liger goes 3-0 on American soil).

Without further delay...

Indy Power Rankings for the Week of June 24th, 2013:

1. Jay Briscoe-The ROH World Champion becomes #1 for the first time after a 2-0 weekend to extend his singles winning streak. On 6/22 at Best in the World, he defeated his own brother, Mark, in an epic battle. He followed that up with a victory over Matt Hardy at the ROH TV Tapings on 6/23 to retain the ROH World Title.

2. reDRagon (Bobby Fish & Kyle O’Reilly)-The ROH World Tag Team Champions stepped up to the plate this weekend and continued their dominance. First they defeated Jimmy Jacobs & Cliff Compton and C&C Wrestle Factory in a 3 Way to retain the ROH World Tag Team Titles at Best in the World. They then defended the titles vs. C&C Wrestle Factory in a straight up tag team match and were successful again. They still have only one loss in tag team action as a team.

3. American Wolves (Davey Richards & Eddie Edwards)-Another weekend and two more victories for them. Their only loss since reforming came against the current ROH World Tag Team Champions. The only tag team to be #1 in the IPR continue their hunt for the ROH World Tag Team Titles…and the #1 spot again.

4. Young Bucks (Matt & Nick Jackson)-The current PWG Tag Team Champions and DGUSA Open the United Gate Champions went 2-0 on the weekend. First, at F.W.E., they picked up a victory over Jigsaw & Tony Nese. They followed that up with a HUGE victory over the former WWE Tag Team Champions, Brian Kendrick & Paul London at House of Hardcore’s 2nd show.

5. Matt Taven-The ROH TV Champion was involved in two hard fought battles on the weekend, but came out of the weekend STILL the champion. At Best in the World, he was able to fend off the challenge of Jimmy Jacobs and Jay Lethal to retain the title and then followed that up with one of the biggest victories of his career vs. Eddie Edwards at the 6/23 ROH TV Tapings.

6. Ricochet-The Dragon Gate King of Gate 2013 and former IPR #1 makes his way back into the IPR with 4 straight victories at Dragon Gate over the weekend. After a few random losses, Ricochet has picked up a lot of steam and is looking to get back in the #1 spot.

7. John Morrison-The former #1 in the IPR makes a big comeback this week after a long period of inactivity by defeating Carlito for the F.W.E. Title. He then went into House of Hardcore’s 2nd show and defeated 2 Cold Scorpio to retain the title.

8. Rob Van Dam-The former WWE, TNA, and ECW World Champion makes his first (and probably only) appearance in the IPR by defeating Tommy Dreamer at F.W.E. on 6/21 in an Extreme Rules Match, RJ Brewer at BTW on 6/22, followed by one last victory over Sami Callihan on 6/24 at 2CW.

9. Rockstar Spud-The former OVW TV Champion makes his way back into the IPR after a victory over Jessie Godderz at the 6/19 OVW TV Taping to extend his streak to 3. He has won 5 of 6 overall.

10. Michael Elgin-Despite some recent struggles, the AAW Heavyweight Champion came up big this weekend with a win over Tommaso Ciampa at ROH Best in the World and then followed that up by winning the Steel Cage Warfare vs. Jimmy Jacobs, Cliff Compton, Rhino, and Rhett Titus at the 6/23 ROH TV Tapings. He has now won 3 straight matches.

Major Names Ineligible this week due to inactivity:Arik Royal, Pieces of Hate (as a team), Jake Manning & John Skyler (as a team), and Danny Havoc

Just missing out:Aaron Williams-Falls out this week due to heavy competition, but could easily get back in shortly. Went to a No Contest in tag action teaming with Matt Taylor vs. Dave & Jake Crist at Rock Star Pro Wrestling Amped on 6/19.

Shelton Benjamin-After about 3 weeks of inactivity, Shelton Benjamin travelled to NJPW and teamed with Minoru Suzuki to defeat CHAOS (Shinsuke Nakamura & Tomohiro Ishii) on 6/22 to make it 6 straight wins for the former WWE Intercontinental Champion.

Sabu-The Homicidal, Suicidal, Genocidal, death defying maniac known as Sabu has exploded back on to the indy scene with wins over BJ Whitmer at IWA Mid-South, and now weekend wins over Drake Younger and TJ Perkins in California for VPW & AWS. He’s inching his way closer to a spot in the IPR.

Amasis-Winner of 5 of 6 matches now. Successfully defended the WIF! Banana Title on 6/22 vs. Juan Francisco de Coronado.

Bravado Brothers (Harlem & Lancelot Bravado)-Winners of 3 of 4 tag team matches. They picked up another victory at WIF! Over the Baltic Seige on 6/22.

Rob Conway-The NWA World Champion continued his success over the weekend with a title defense vs. Manabu Nakanishi at NJPW on 6/22.

Matt Taylor-Teamed with Aaron Williams and went to a No Contest vs. Dave & Jake Crist at Rock Star Pro Wrestling Amped on 6/19. Still teetering on the verge of the IPR.

I'm not gonna lie -- never in a million years would I have ever thought someone would have the time and want to put in the effort to create a list of events like you just put up. I applaud you, good sir.

ajday wrote:I'm not gonna lie -- never in a million years would I have ever thought someone would have the time and want to put in the effort to create a list of events like you just put up. I applaud you, good sir.

I assure you, many, many of the events have been missed, but basically these are the slightly important to really important indy events with wrestlers most people have heard of in the indy community. It's even harder to find match results. That's the hardest part of helping with this.

1. Young Bucks (Matt & Nick Jackson)-The current PWG Tag Team Champions, DGUSA Open the United Gate Champions, and IWL Tag Team Champions successfully defended their IWL Tag Titles at IWL’s “Too Insane For Television” vs. Willie Mack & Famous B to continue their West Coast dominance. They earn their first ever #1 ranking in the IPR.

2. Kyle O’Reilly-One half of the ROH World Tag Team Champions took his show on the road over the weekend, picking up a tag team victory (teaming with Davey Richards) over The Hooligans at St. Louis Anarchy “Circus Maximus” on 6/28. He followed that up with a singles victory vs. Mr. Elite on 6/29 at PWX. This is his highest singles ranking to date in the IPR.

3. Davey Richards-One half of the American Wolves teamed with his sometimes rival Kyle O’Reilly and defeated The Hooligans at St. Louis Anarchy “Circus Maximus”on 6/28 to continue his success as of late. Winner of 5 of 6 overall.

4. Johnny Gargano-A 2-0 weekend for the DGUSA Open the Freedom Gate Champion shoots him right to the top of the IPR as he was the only loss for Ethan Page on the weekend (at AIW). He also scored a big win in the Wrestling Cares “Race for the Ring” tournament vs. Chase Stevens on 6/29. The only man to threepeat as the #1 in the IPR is on his way up again.

5. Ethan Page-What a weekend for “All Ego”. First, he travelled to AAW and teamed with Josh Alexander to defeat Zero Gravity in tag team competition. Next, he went to Alpha One Wrestling in Canada and defeated Cheech, RJ City, and Mike Rollins to win the Alpha Male Title. Finally, he went to AIW in Cleveland for “Absolution VIII” where he lost to Johnny Gargano but made up for it with an Absolute Title win over Colin Delaney to move his weekend record to 3-1 with two title wins.

6. Biff Busick/Frank O’Rourke-The TRP Heavyweight Champion had an insane weekend. He successfully defended his TRP Title vs. Nick Steel on 6/28. He followed that up with 3 victories in one night over Anthony Stone, Gran Akuma, and Green Ant to win the Wrestling is Respect “Quest for the Best” Tournament to run his record to 4-0 on the weekend. This marks his first appearance in the IPR.

7. Chip Day-The EVO Super Hex and PWX Innovative TV Champion had a dominant weekend with two successful title defenses. On 6/28 at EVO, he defended the Super Hex title vs. Caleb Konley. The next day on 6/29 at PWX, he defeated Corey Hollis and Trevor Lee to retain the Innovative TV Title. This is his first appearance in the IPR.

8. BJ Whitmer-The winner of 4 straight now. He went into the weekend and defeated Shaun Tempers at Wrestling Cares on 6/29 and then followed that up with a successful AIW Intense title defense in a 4 way vs. Bobby Beverly, Matt Cross, and Rickey Shane Page. Surprisingly, this is his very first IPR appearance.

10. Ricochet-The Dragon Gate King of Gate 2013 and former IPR #1 falls a bit after a successful, but not unblemished weekend. He went 2-1 with wins over YAMATO, BxB Hulk, & Uhaa Nation on 6/28, Genki Horiguchi, Jimmy Susumu, & Ryo Saito on 6/29, before finally losing to CIMA, Masaaki Mochizuki, & Gamma on 6/30.

Major Names Ineligible this week due to inactivity:Jay Briscoe, John Morrison, Sabu, Roderick Strong, C&C Wrestle Factory (as a team), and Danny Havoc

Just missing out:Pieces of Hate (Jigsaw & The Shard)-After a long period of inactivity as a team, they just missed out this week after defeating Delirious & Leech Landa at Wrestling is Respect on 6/30. They have won 6 straight and 7 of the last 8 matches as a team.

Brian Cage-“The Fucking Machine” continued his strong showings on the West Coast as he successfully defended his PWB TV Title vs. Oliver John on 6/30.

Adam Thornstowe-The QPW Champion continued his winning ways as he defeated Sir Samurai in a contenders match at the PWB show on 6/30.

Cedric Alexander-Had a strong weekend and came very close to making his first singles appearance in the IPR this week after victories over Trevor Lee at Pro Wrestling EVO and Jay Lethal at PWX.

Johnny Savoi-Made a HUGE title defense with a win over Drake Younger on 6/28 on IPPV at IWL’s “Too Insane for Television”. A little more activity could get him into the IPR in the near future.

Randy Royal-The OVW TV Champion and former repeat #1 took a step towards making his way back into the Indy Power Rankings after successfully defending his title at the 6/26 OVW TV Tapings vs. Tony Gunn.

The Dark Guns (Aaron Williams & Matt Taylor)-This Rockstar Pro Wrestling tag team went into WAR on 6/29 and scored a big win over the WAR Tag Team Champions The Scarbonis in a non- title match.

1. Ricochet-The winner of 3 straight and a STAGGERING 10 of 11 matches overall makes the leap from #10 to #1 for the second time to claim his second #1 ranking. 3 wins during this voting period in six man and straight up tag team action at Dragon Gate in Japan iced the #1 spot for the 2013 King of Gate.

2. Biff Busick/Frank O’Rourke-The TRP Heavyweight Champion successfully defended his title in a Steel Cage match on 7/5 vs. Nick Steel for Top Rope Promotions. He then took his alter ego to Wrestling is Awesome in Maine and scored an impressive win over Drew Gulak. Scored another win vs. Hallowicked to run his weekend record to 3-0. He has now won (at least) 7 in a row.

3. Jonathan Gresham- The Quadruple Junior Heavyweight Champion had another successful title defense on 7/5 at FIP as he defeated Lince Dorado to continue his winning ways. He looks to earn his first ever #1 ranking with continued title defenses all over the U.S. and Japan.

4. Cedric Alexander-Two straight undefeated weekends for this rising star as he travelled to CWF Mid-Atlantic and scored a win over Brandon Day to make his first singles appearance in the IPR.

5. Christian Rose-Winner of (at least) 4 straight at various promotions around the Midwest, this up and comer has earned his first appearance in the IPR with victories over the weekend at UWC & Pro Wrestling Glory. Keep an eye out for him as he continues to rise up the ranks.6. Adam Thornstowe-The QPW and APW Universal Champion successfully defended his Universal title and continued his winning ways on 7/6 with a win in a 3 Way vs. B-Boy & Jeckles the Jester.7. American Wolves (Davey Richards & Eddie Edwards)-The former #1 in the IPR and former ROH World Tag Team Champions travelled to Mexico and picked up a 4 way tag victory over Flamita & Hacker, Jinzo & Principe Halcon, and Aeroboy & Violento Jack. They finally lost to someone other than reDRagon on 7/6 when they were defeated in a 3 way tag team match by Drastik Boy & Flamita in a match also involving Daga & Eterno.

8. Colt Cabana-Had a good weekend at ECCW as he teamed with Artemis Spencer & Ravenous Randy to defeat GODS & Ice on 7/5 and defeated Bishop in singles competition on 7/6. Travelled to Mexico for WWL on 7/7 and defeated El Hijo de Fishman. Surprisingly, this is his first IPR appearance.

9. Bravado Brothers (Lancelot & Harlem Bravado)-They got their first taste of gold on 7/5 at FIP when they won a 3 Way Tag Team Title match vs. Dos Ben Dejos & KOA to run their recent record to 4 out of the last 5. This marks their first appearance in the IPR.

10. Green Ant-Scored 2 wins over the weekend at Wrestling is Awesome as he defeated Jaka on 7/6 and Kobald on 7/7. He has now won 7 of 8 overall.

Just missing out:Dylan Bostic-The NEW OVW TV Champion ended the almost 2 month reign of Randy Royal on 7/3 with a big victory to dethrone the former #1 in the Indy Power Rankings. He followed that up with a successful title defense vs. Eddie Diamond at OVW’s Saturday Night Special on 7/6. He’s hoping to pick up some momentum as his last couple of months of action have been a mixed bag of wins and losses. The last 2 OVW TV Champions have reached #1 in the Indy Power Rankings…can the youngers, Dylan Bostic do the same?

Ron Mathis-Another good week at Rockstar Pro Wrestling as he won a 4 Way on 7/3 over Jon Murray, Alex Colon, & Josh Crane, and then followed that up with a victory in a 4 Way on 7/5 vs. Benjamin Kimera, Zakk Spadez, & Josh Crane to gain entry into the 6 Pack Challenge for the RSPW Heavyweight Title.

Arik Royal-After losing his first match of 2013 at Pro Wrestling EVO last week, the CWF Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Champion bounced back with a tag team victory over Jesse Ortega & Michael McAllister.

Reed Bentley-He is mere inches away from getting into the IPR after yet another victory over the weekend. This time he topped Ian Rotten with a loaded forearm on 7/7.

Drake Younger-The SPW Xtreme Champion added to his collection by winning the APW Worldwide Internet Championship in a big match vs. Timothy Thatcher on 7/6. His tag team loss vs. the Stoner Bros. cost him his shot at the IPR this week.

Uhaa Nation-The FIP Florida Heritage Champion is starting to pick up some momentum as he’s won 4 of 5 and went 2-1 on the weekend at Dragon Gate. The big man had cooled off a bit in the month of June, but things are starting to heat up in July as he’s hoping to get to the spot that has eluded him…the #1 Ranking.

1. Adam Thornstowe-The QPW Heavyweight, APW Universal, and FSW Tag Team Champion has become Ultimo Dragon 2K13 on the West Coast as he is racking up title wins. On 7/13, his tag team of “Reno Scum” put their FSW tag team titles on the line vs. Suburban Commandos vs. RockNES Monsters vs. Paul London in a 4 Way Match and came out on top. By virtue of this win, and his many recent wins vs. some of the top names in the sport, Adam Thornstowe has earned his first ever #1 Ranking in the IPR

2. American Wolves (Davey Richards & Eddie Edwards)-Another weekend and another victory for the former #1 in the IPR and former ROH World Tag Team Champions as they took down Jay Lethal & Michael Elgin at ROH on 7/13. Another tag team collision vs. reDRagon seems to imminent.

3. Bobby Fish-Why Bobby Fish in singles and not reDRagon as a tag team? Simple. Competition. While reDRagon has been amazing as a team, their lone match on the weekend was vs. Roderick Strong and an unproven Cheeseburger at a Night of Hoopla. Fish then went on to singles matches vs. Davey Richards on 7/12 and ACH on 7/13 and won them both to go 3-0 on the weekend. reDRagon will return to the IPR, but for now, it’s one half of the ROH World Tag Team Champions making his mark at #3.

4. Shane Hollister-The AAW Heavyweight Champion finally gets his due as he went into CZW, competed in a 6 way against 5 of the best athletes in the sport (Caleb Konley, Dark Sheik, Dave Crist, Ron Mathis, & Rory Mondo), and he emerged victorious. That’s two straight wins for the rising star with 4 out of 5 overall.

5. Mike Bennett-Whether you call him “The Prodigy” or not, Bennett has been on a roll lately. He went 3-0 this weekend at Ring of Honor as he ran right through BJ Whitmer, Andy Muscant, and Rhino. He’s now won 5 straight overall.

6. Reed Bentley-If you don’t know “Cut Throat” Reed Bentley by now, it’s time to wake up. He went 3-0 this week for Pro Wrestling Evolution, DWW, and VWAA as he defeated Larry D, Dan Lawrence, and Jervis Cottonbelly. That makes (at least) 4 straight wins for the up and comer.

7. Drake Younger-The other “West Coast Ultimo Dragon” picked up yet another title as he won the IWL Anarchy Title vs. Ray Rosas on 7/12 to go along with his SPW Xtreme & APW Worldwide Internet titles.

8. Rain-The NEW SHINE Champion becomes just the 4th woman wrestler to reach the Indy Power Rankings by winning a one night tournament on 7/13 over LuFisto, Jessicka Havok, and Mia Yim to become the champion.

9. Biff Busick/Frank O’Rourke-The TRP Heavyweight Champion defeated Craig Costa at TRP on 7/13 to continue his winning ways, but that night, his insane winning streak ended when he was defeated by AR Fox at CZW on 7/13. He looks to turn things around next weekend vs. Eddie Edwards at Beyond Wrestling.

10. Prince Mustafa Ali-Losing isn’t something he’s very familiar with, so what did he do? He made sure he didn’t lose over the weekend. With a weekend record of 2-0-1, Ali makes his first appearance in the IPR. On 7/12 he defeated Carlos Rivera at CSW. On 7/13 he went to a time limit draw with last week’s #5 Christian Rose at DWW. He capped off the weekend with a victory over Matt Cage at VWAA on 7/14. From “recorded” stats (stats that are able to be at least somewhat easily found), he has not lost a match since mid-May. For fans unfamiliar with his work, look for him at IWA Mid-South’s TPI in September.

Major Names Ineligible this week due to inactivity:Jay Briscoe, Eddie Kingston, Brian Cage, and C&C Wrestle Factory (as a team)

Just missing out:Tommaso Ciampa-“The Sicilian Psychopath” makes his return to the Indy Power Rankings after a strong weekend at Ring of Honor as he defeated Rhino on 7/12 and Silas Young on 7/13. He has now won 3 out of 4. He’s looking to make his mark on the indy scene as he is one of the participants in the ROH World Title Tournament.

Matt Taven-The ROH World TV Champion had a solid weekend at Ring of Honor as he went 2-1 with big victories over Eddie Edwards/Adam Cole in a 3 Way Dance and a singles victory over Kevin Steen.

AR Fox-After a little bit of inactivity, Fox got back into the swing of things with a big victory over last week’s #2 Biff Busick at CZW. The EVOLVE and CZW Wired TV Champion is looking to get back into the hunt for the #1 spot.Johnny Saovi-The IWL Champion continued to rack impressive victories as he once again successfully defended his title vs. Eric Cross on 7/12.

Papadon-“The Greek God” went into ECWA on 7/13 and not only defeated Vordell Walker, but he beat VSK later on in the evening to become the NEW ECWA Unified Heavyweight Champion.

1. Prince Mustafa Ali-This marks the first #1 ranking for the Proving Ground Pro Franchise Champion. With a weekend record of 2-0 and 4 straight wins, Ali jumps from #10 to #1. On 7/20 he successfully defended his Franchise title vs. ROH star Michael Elgin at Proving Ground Pro. He then followed that up with a tag team victory at GALLI Lucha Libre on 7/21 with Matt Knicks vs. The Syndicate (Jon Morales & 2013 Tercera Caida Trophy Winner Mason Conrad). Has a huge collision vs. Christian Rose coming up at DWW “Adversity” on 8/3. Also a participant in this year’s IWA Mid-South Ted Petty Invitational in September.

2. Jonathan Gresham- The Quadruple Junior Heavyweight Champion had another successful title defense on 7/20 at IWA-Mid South’s “Simply the Best 9” vs. Hy-Zaya. The international superstar came just shy of hitting the #1 spot for the first time this week.

3. Christian Rose-After going to a time limit draw last week against this week’s #1, Rose barely slipped out of the Indy Power Rankings. This week, he’s back with a vengeance. First, he went to 3XW on 7/18 and picked up a victory over Jeff Maddocks. On 7/19 he went to SCW and teamed with Danny Daniels to go to a no contest vs. Last week’s # 4 Shane Hollister and Matt Cage. On 7/20 he defeated JJ Garrett via pinfall at SCW. He capped off the weekend by winning the Best of the Midwest 4 Way at Funky Munky Wrestling over Matt Cage, Shane Hollister, and Markus Crane. At this rate, it’s hard to argue with him being called “The Best of the Midwest”

4. Davey Richards-After being #2 with Eddie Edwards last week, they were inactive as a team. Never one to stop the grind, Davey Richards went to IWA Mid-South “Simply the Best 9” and defeated Scotty Vortekz in an indy dream match. Make that 3 out of 4 for one half of the American Wolves.

5. Johnny Gargano-The Dragon Gate USA Open the Freedom Gate Champion heads into DGUSA weekend with a strong victory vs. JT Dunn. The former multiple time #1 in the IPR has a legitimate shot at leaving next weekend as the #1 once again.

6. PPRay (Peter Avalon & Ray Rosas)-Despite their struggles in singles over the weekend, this up and coming West Coast tag team was dominant in tag team action. They once again successfully defended their AWS Tag Team titles vs. SOCAL Crazy & Che Cabrera on 7/20. On 7/21, they added to their new title collection as they defeated Los Banditos, The Tribe, and The RockNES Monsters to win the CWF Hollywood Tag Team Titles.

7. Cedric Alexander-One half of the C&C Wrestle Factory went into the weekend having won 3 of 4 (with the lone loss coming to Matt Hardy last weekend). He proceeded to take down Goliath as he defeated Tommaso Ciampa at PWX to continue his winning ways, making it 4 out of 5 now.

8. Isys Ephex-The 2CW Heavyweight Champion returns to the IPR as he successfully defended his title twice over the weekend. First, he defeated Dalton Castle on 7/19. Next, he defeated Mike Mondo on 7/20. That makes 6 successful title defenses for Ephex.

9. Green Ant-Living proof of how just one week of inactivity can hurt as he certainly could be ranked higher at this point. He has, however, won 3 straight and 8 of 9, overall, after a tag team victory over Los Ice Creams at Wrestling is Cool on 7/21.

10. Ricochet-Although he had a miserable 0-3 weekend at Dragon Gate last weekend, the 2013 King of Gate bounced back with a title victory on 7/21 as he teamed with Naruki Doi to defeat Akira Tozawa & BxB Hulk for the Dragon Gate Open the Twin Gate Titles. His recent success is still top notch as he has won 11 of 15 matches. That makes his recent win percentage=73.33%. An astronomical rate for any Gaijin working in Japan.

Major Names Ineligible this week due to inactivity:Jay Briscoe, Adam Thornstowe, Bobby Fish, Young Bucks, Pieces of Hate (as a team), reDRagon (as a team), The American Wolves (as a team), Brian Cage, and C&C Wrestle Factory (as a team)

Just missing out:Roderick Strong-Roddy had some great success over the past week at NOAH as he went 3-1 with his lone loss coming in tag team action in the NTV G Cup Junior Heavyweight League. With a couple of wins this coming week, he is a lock for the IPR.

Arik Royal-The former IPR #1 and CWF Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Champion has righted the ship as he picked up another victory over the weekend as he teamed with Donnie Dollars to defeat Jason Miller & Nick Richards at CWF Mid-Atlantic.

Team CK (Kage & Sean Carr)-The 2CW Tag Team Champions have now won 3 straight matches as a tag team and had 2 successful title defenses over the weekend. On 7/19 they defeated the very reputable AAW Tag Team Champions, The Irish Airborne (Jake & Dave Crist). On 7/20 they beat Electric Dream Machine (Guerro Loco & Steve McKenzie) to retain the titles again.

Eddie Kingston-The CHIKARA Grand Champion (if he still in fact is champion) defeated Eric Corvis for Wrestling is Cool on 7/21 to continue his winning ways. Inactivity has hurt his chances at the Indy Power Rankings week after week.

Caleb Konley-Add Andrew Everett to the list of names the PWX Heavyweight Champion has turned away. On 7/20 he successfully defended his title, adding to recent victories over the likes of Davey Richards & Kevin Steen.

Amasis-The winner of 6 of 8 matches after the weekend’s victory over Chuck Taylor at Wrestling is Cool, Amasis now looks to possibly go after some tag team success as the Osirian Portal have reunited!

Joey Ryan-Well Joey Ryan certainly handled his TNA release quite well. He has now successfully defended his WPW Heavyweight title for 2 out of the last 3 weeks. This weekend’s defense was vs. Ray Rosas. He also secured the CWF Hollywood TV Title as well. The future is looking bright for Joey once again.

Chip Day- The EVO Super Hex and PWX Innovative TV Champion had another solid weekend as he retained the PWX iTV title vs. Corey Hollis on 7/20.

Zach Gowen-It was a big weekend for “The One Legged Wonder” as he ended Reed Bentley’s winning streak at IWA Mid-South “Simply the Best 9” as he teamed with Jimmy Jacobs to beat Bentley & Trik Davis. He followed that up with a victory at XICW on 7/21 vs. Chaz Montana.

1. Johnny Gargano-The Dragon Gate USA Open the Freedom Gate Champion RETURNS to #1 in the Indy Power Rankings after a 3-0 weekend in New York. First, he defeated Rich Swann in a non-title match on 7/27. He then followed that up with two victories in one night over Dragon Gate star, Akira Tozawa, to successfully defend his title (both times). He’s got some big shows coming up in the next few weeks and looks to retain his #1 ranking into August.

2. Young Bucks (Matt & Nick Jackson)-The current PWG Tag Team Champions, DGUSA Open the United Gate Champions, and IWL Tag Team Champions successfully defended their DGUSA titles on 7/28 vs. Rich Swann & Ricochet after winning the first ever Gate to Heaven match with Ricochet over AR Fox, CIMA, & Tomahawk TT on 7/27. The Bucks just missed out on returning to the #1 spot this week after a period of inactivity.

3. Tony Nese-What a weekend for Nese. He makes his very first entry into the Indy Power Rankings with a TREMENDOUS 4-0 week. On 7/25, at NYWC, he defeated Shane Strickland, then on 7/26 he teamed with Trent Barreta (as Matt Maverick & Plasma) to defeat the Beaver Boys heading into DGUSA weekend in NYC. He then defeated Akira Tozawa on 7/27 and wrapped up the weekend with a victory over Uhaa Nation on 7/28. A star may have just been made. Look out for him in PWG’s Battle of Los Angeles in August!

4. Drake Younger- The IWL Anarchy, SPW Xtreme & APW Worldwide Internet champion successfully defended his APW gold vs. Dylan Drake on 7/27 in a 21 minute classic. He wrestled for PWR on 7/28 and became the new #1 Contender to their Jr. Heavyweight Title by defeating Famous B, Persian Prince, Willie Mack, & El Ultimo Panda. Two weeks ago he was ranked #7 and after a week off, he has not just returned to the Indy Power Rankings, but escalated his ranking with a strong 2-0 weekend.

5. Cedric Alexander-Another weekend with a victory for Alexander as he teamed with his C&C Wrestle Factory partner, Caprice Coleman, to defeat #PartyBoys (Mike Sydal and Zizou Middoux) at the 7/27 ROH TV Tapings.

6. Forever Hooligans (Rocky Romero & Alex Koslov)-The current IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champions became the NEW ROH World Tag Team Champions by becoming just the second team to beat reDRagon in straight up tag team competition. They’ve won 2 straight now with 5 out of 12 overall (thus, the reasoning for why they aren’t higher).

7. Jon Davis-The FIP Champion has now won 3 straight matches. This weekend he went 2-0 at DGUSA with wins over Chuck Taylor in a Bunkhouse Match on 7/27 and a win over CZW’s #1 Contender Drew Gulak on 7/28.

8. Eddie Kingston-The CHIKARA Grand Champion (if he’s still champ) won another big contest at AAW as he beat a man that was starting to build some momentum in Rhino. A little more activity and you could see him start to push for higher rankings in the near future.

9. Arik Royal-The CWF Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Champion makes his return to the IPR as he teamed with the Killbillies to defeat Team Messina to win their match at NCWA on 7/27. That makes 3 straight after losing his first match this year (according to various databases & records) on June 28th.

10. Hype Gotti-“THE REALEST IN DA BIZ” made a guarantee and came through. He promised a MAGNUM PRO Title win along with an appearance in the Indy Power Rankings. His confidence paid off as he defeated Johnny Jackson on 7/26 at MWA, and then followed that up by defeating Jayden Draigo & Tony Cortez to become the NEW MAGNUM PRO Champion.

Major Names Ineligible this week due to inactivity:Jay Briscoe, Adam Thornstowe, Pieces of Hate (as a team), Isys Ephex, Team CK, & Brian Cage Just missing out:Karl Anderson-“The Machine Gun” has gone 16-5 (76.1% winning pct) overall since May, but he lost 2 straight in his last two New Japan appearances. He bounced back with a win at ROH vs. ACH at the 7/27 TV Tapings in the World Title Tournament. He has won 3 straight at ROH overall and looks to continue his winning ways in the U.S. One more win and he’s probably in!

Lennox Norris-The D1W Heavyweight Champion seems to do nothing but win lately. Another pair of wins this week for “The Bronze God” hammered home that point as he teamed defeated Jordan Kage at Evolution Pro on 7/25 and followed that up with a successful title defense at D1W vs. the legendary Tracy Smothers on 7/26. He is mere inches away from his first appearance in the IPR.

Willie Rood-The WCWF Champion is starting to pick up momentum again as he defended his title successfully vs. Oliver John recently. This weekend he teamed with Damien Grundy to defeat Nathan Brick & Dominic Simon

Anthony Stone-He looks to be on the rise as he has now won 2 straight. He defeated Jason Blade at Lucky Pro Wrestling on 7/26 after scoring a big upset for AR Fox at Beyond Wrestling last weekend.

Christian Rose-Though he falls out this week due to strong competition, he does deserve a mention as it was not a loss that knocked him out. He went to a No Contest and absolutely brutalized Marek Brave at AAW on 7/27, and quite possibly made himself a star in the process.

Reed Bentley-The former # 6 got back on track with a tag team victory over Kyle Maverick & Jay Bly at Evolution Pro Wrestling on 7/25.

Kevin Steen-The former #1 scored a huge victory as he teamed with Michael Elgin & Tommaso Ciampa to defeat the American Wolves & BJ Whitmer at the 7/27 ROH TV Taping.

Amasis-Though his team lost the 8 Man Tag Team CHIKARA tribute at DGUSA on 7/28 (he didn’t take the pinfall), he did beat last week’s #9 Green Ant at WIF! in a huge match on 7/27 to retain his Banana Title.

Jake Dirden-Won the Fist Combat Tournament on 7/26 as he defeated Poodoo the Cow in the First Round, Alexander Rudolph, David Vaughn, & Ricky Cruz in the Second Round in a 4 Way, and Billy McNeil in the Finals.

Papadon-After what appeared to be a week off, the ECWA Heavyweight Champion defeated Ryan Rush at NYWC on 7/25 to extend his winning streak to 3 straight.

1. Christian Rose-Another undefeated weekend for Christian Rose gets him his first ever #1 Ranking. He’s looking unbeatable at this point as he defeated Travis Banks at AAW on 8/2 and followed that up with a HUGE victory vs. Former #1 Prince Mustafa Ali to become arguably the “Best in the Midwest” at DWW on 8/3. After the last few weeks, he is becoming a STAR with great performance after great performance. For those that have seen him compete, he is being compared to CM Punk on the indies at this stage.

2. Karl Anderson-“The Machine Gun” has gone 19-6 (76% winning pct) overall since May. He went 3-1 last week in the New Japan G1 Climax Tournament. After this tournament, he has a rematch set vs. Michael Elgin in the ROH World Title Tournament.

3. Papadon- Another win for the ECWA Heavyweight Champion over the weekend as he defeated Micah Taylor at Fan Fest on 8/3 in the Race for the Ring Tournament shoots him up to #3 this week. “The Greek God” is on a big time roll right now.

4. Adam Cole-The PWG World Champion finally returns to the Indy Power Rankings after a long absence. He advanced to the semi-finals of the ROH World Title Tournament as he defeated Jay Lethal on 8/3 and looks to add more gold to his trophy case in the near future.

5. Adrenaline Rush (ACH & TaDarius Thomas)-This tag team stumbled a bit for weeks at a time, but they have finally picked up a lot of momentum after 3 straight wins at ROH. This week they defeated last week’s #2 the Young Bucks & C&C Wrestle Factory in a 3 Way Dance at ROH’s All Star Extravaganza in Canada.

6. 3.0 (Scott Parker & Shane Matthews)-The NEW NSPW Tag Team Champions in Canada went 2-0 on the weekend with that title win and a win vs. Jaka & Oleg The Usurper at Wrestling is Awesome on 8/4.

7. Benjamin Kimera-Making his first appearance in the Indy Power Rankings is the NEW Rockstar Pro Champion after defeating 5 other men ("The Shogun" Aaron Williams, OI4K's Jake Crist,"Relentless" Ron Mathis, "The Teenage Model Sensation" Nate Wings, & "Darkstar" Matt Taylor) in the Rockstar Six Pack Challenge.

8. Davey Richards-One half of the American Wolves returns to the Indy Power Rankings this week. After a small setback (losing to Kickin’ & Stompin’ at NSPW on 8/2), Richards and his partner, Eddie Edwards, defeated last week’s #6 The Forever Hooligans to become 2 time ROH World Tag Team Champions. Richards followed that title win up with a singles victory vs. Michael Elgin on 8/4 at Fan Fest.

9. Matt Cage-Making his debut in the Indy Power Rankings this week is someone who has been on the rise for quite some time. He finally breaks through with a victory in a 4 Way at AAW on 8/2 vs. former # 6 Reed Bentley, Trik Davis, & Alex Castle and a singles victory vs. Jeff O’Shea at DWW on 8/3.

10. JT Dunn-After a breakout performance several weeks ago in a loss, Dunn defeated last week’s #1 Johnny Gargano in the “Beyond the Rematch” match at NEFW on 8/3. Look out for him as he continues to try to gain momentum to move up the Indy Power Rankings.

Major Names Ineligible this week due to inactivity:Jay Briscoe, Adam Thornstowe, Pieces of Hate (as a team), Isys Ephex, Team CK, Drake Younger, Hype Gotti, & Brian Cage Just missing out:Jack Thriller-The “Serial Thriller” continued his impressive winning streak with a win vs. Jun Hado at UPW “Franchised” on 8/3 via submission. A little more activity and you should be seeing his name in the top 10.

Roderick Strong-The Messiah of the Backbreaker returned from NOAH with a bang as he defeated ROH TV Champion Matt Taven in the ROH World Title Tournament. He moves on to Round 2 with the hopes of becoming a 2 time ROH World Champion.

Kevin Steen-The former ROH World Champion moved on in the ROH World Title Tournament with a victory over Brian Kendrick on 8/3, but we were unable to find his match result vs. Franky the Mobster at NSPW on 8/2.

Michael Elgin-A 1-1 weekend with a victory vs. Paul London and a loss to Davey Richards keeps Elgin out this week. Continued success in the ROH World Title Tournament and a win vs. Karl Anderson in the next round should get him into the Indy Power Rankings once again.

Jason Hades-The DWW Heavyweight Champion gets back against the wall and responds with a win every single time. This time, on 8/3, he defeated Lince Dorado in a Best 2 out of 3 Falls match to retain the title. That makes 3 of 5 for him. A HUGE title defense vs. Christian Rose may be on the horizon.

Tommaso Ciampa-“The Sicilian Psychopath” is back on the winning track as he defeated Silas Young to move on in the ROH World Title Tournament. Between this opportunity and his entry into PWG’s Battle of Los Angeles, Ciampa has several big chances to get back into the Indy Power Rankings.

Biff Busick/Frank O’Rourke-The TRP Heavyweight Champion went 2-0 over the weekend at Wrestling is Awesome and looks to have righted the ship. One or two more wins and he’ll be back in the Indy Power Rankings once again.

For those of you not familiar with Jack Thriller, he was trained by Dan Severn and has been around for quite a while now. He had a hell of a feud with Jimmy Jacobs at IWA Mid-West a couple of years ago. Give a watch. You'll enjoy it! Will take you about 20 seconds.

1. Michael Elgin-Unbreakable? Apparently so! The powerhouse from Canada ran wild this week as he first travelled to EPW in Clarksville, IN and defeated Simon Sezz on 8/8. He then flew out to Reseda for PWG’s Tenth Anniversary Show where he defeated EVOLVE & CZW Wired TV Champion AR Fox. He capped off the weekend by defeating Jeckles the Jester at APW in California. “Unbreakable” hits #1 for the very first time in the Indy Power Rankings.

2. Young Bucks (Matt & Nick Jackson)-The current PWG Tag Team Champions, DGUSA Open the United Gate Champions, and IWL Tag Team Champions successfully defended their PWG Tag Team Titles in a 3 Way Ladder match vs. The Inner City Machine Guns of Rich Swann & Ricochet and The Dojo Bros. of Roderick Strong & Eddie Edwards. They are simply dominant on the West Coast. They then travelled to The Gathering of the Juggalos where…who knows what happened?

3. Biff Busick/Frank O’Rourke-The TRP Heavyweight Champion busted through again this week. He went 2-0 with wins at CZW in a 6 Man Tag vs. Matt Tremont, Shane Strickland, & Greg Excellent. He then defeated AR Fox at Wrestling is Art to run his win streak to at least 4.

4. Benjamin Kimera-The Rockstar Pro Champion moves up to his highest ranking yet after defeating one half of the Irish Airborne, Jake Crist, at the 8/7 Amped in Dayton, OH.

5. Drew Gulak-The NEW CZW Champion makes the list for the first time after he defeated long standing champion MASADA on 8/10 and followed that up with another impressive victory at Wrestling is Art vs. Tommaso Ciampa on 8/11. An amazing weekend for a wrestler that proves that hard work pays off.

6. Luke Hawx-An indy veteran for quite some time, he makes his first appearance this week in the Indy Power Rankings by winning the Shane Shamrock Memorial Cup for MCW. He defeated Lance Anoai to get to the finals where he outlasted the likes of Adam Cole, Drolix, Derek Frazier, Papadon, and Mike Mondo to take home the trophy and this week’s #2.

7. Davey Richards-Another weekend and another victory for one half of the ROH World Tag Team Champions as he defeated Gary Jay in a stiff wrestling encounter at St. Louis Anarchy on 8/9.

8. Adam Cole-The PWG World Champion retained his title in a 3 Way Guerrilla Warfare Match at PWG’s TEN. He went on to lose in the Finals of the Shane Shamrock Memorial Cup the next night, but his HUGE victory at PWG keeps him in the top 10 this week.

9. Hype Gotti-After a week off, the Magnum Pro Champion went 2-0 for MWA with a victory in singles vs. Buck Albright and picked up a mixed tag team win. His highest ranking to date!

10. Jack Thriller-“The Serial Killer” cracks the top 10 for the first time after a victory in a 3 way at OCWA vs. Evan O’Leary & Roger Lanier to continue his impressive streak of wins.

Major Names Ineligible this week due to inactivity:Christian Rose, Jay Briscoe, Adam Thornstowe, Pieces of Hate (as a team), Isys Ephex, & Team CKJust missing out:Johnny Gargano-The former five time #1 and current DGUSA Open the Freedom Gate Champion gets back into the mix as he teamed with Chuck Taylor to defeat Paul London & Brian Kendrick at PWG’s TEN. Heavy competition this week is all that kept him out of the top 10…for now.

Trent Barreta-The NEW FIP Champion is getting some good momentum going heading into PWG’s Battle of Los Angeles as he defeated Jon Davis for the FIP title on 8/9.

Papadon-The ECWA Heavyweight Champion had a 1-1 weekend in the Shane Shamrock Memorial Cup. He would have stuck around on most weeks, but this was a very competitive week. Expect to see “The Greek God” back sooner, rather than later.

Green Ant-Possibly the most well respected member of the Colony and the only member to ever be ranked in the Indy Power Rankings, has hit quite the roll again. A couple more victories in the upcoming weeks and he could be back in the Indy Power Rankings, looking to move to his highest rank yet.

The Osirian Portal-They reunited in straight up tag team competition and came up victorious vs. the CZW World Tag Team Champions BLK Out on 8/10. A few more wins and they’ll make their first appearance as a team in the Indy Power Rankings.

Brian Cage-“The F’N Machine” returned to PWG after an injury with a bang. He defeated former #3 in the Indy Power Rankings, Tony Nese, in impressive fashion. Look out for him in PWG’s Battle of Los Angeles.

JT Dunn-Despite a loss to David Starr in CZW, last week’s #10 teamed with Triplelicious to defeat Kris Pyro & Brandon Webb at PWF Northeast to get back on the winning track.

Forever Hooligans (Rocky Romero & Alex Koslov)-The IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champions went into PWG’s TEN and defeated a well-established West Coast tag team in the RockNES Monsters to inch closer to the Indy Power Rankings after their crushing ROH World Tag Team Title loss last week.

Flex Armstrong-The BTW Heavyweight Champion had a fantastic 3-0 weekend at Big Time Wrestling with wins over Vince Vega, Shane Douglas, & R.J. Brewer. A win at this Tuesday’s show could push him right into the Indy Power Rankings next week.

ACH-One half of Adrenaline Rush went 2-1 on the weekend with his only loss being to Davey Vega at St. Louis Anarchy. He responded with a win vs. Howard Moritz and by winning the NWA Central States title from Dan Walsh on 8/10 at KC Metro Pro Wrestling. With the momentum he has gathered, a couple of wins could get him in for the first time in singles competition.

Lennox Norris-The D1W Heavyweight Champion had another solid weekend, going 2-0 at EPW & PWF with wins over Shawn Northstar & John Noble to continue his impressive streak of wins.